The Google Voice iPhone app found a very clever way to make calls. When calling someone, it used to first call... aaron.pk/n4RK1

The Google Voice iPhone app found a very clever way to make ...

The Google Voice iPhone app found a very clever way to make calls.

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@aaronpk doesn't calling a number via iOS SDK bring up the dreaded "call" dialog?
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@FarshadNayeri I think it just opens a URL like tel:1-503-555-1212, see: developer.apple.com/library/… (aaron.pk/r4RK5)
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@aaronpk right. not exactly seamless
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@FarshadNayeri it doesn't show that prompt, just jumps straight to the phone. Maybe because it's coming from a... aaron.pk/r4RK6
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@aaronpk non sequitor, why include a twitter card with each of your tweet that repeats the tweet?
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@FarshadNayeri heh, experimenting, still some glitches. It's nice when my post is longer than Twitter's... #indieweb aaron.pk/r4RK11
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@aaronpk Tweets are short for a reason. :-) Cards are supposed to augment & annotate, not replicate. Also self-referencing is confusing.
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@FarshadNayeri If Twitter had a field to indicate the canonical URL of a post like App.net does I... aaron.pk/r4RK12
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@aaronpk true but auto-embedding links and cards works against the reader (at least *this* reader.)
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Replying to @FarshadNayeri
@FarshadNayeri I may be a bit overzealous in my use of twitter cards. I'll see about scaling it back to only posts... aaron.pk/r4RK14

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@aaronpk yeah, great idea for posts. We've been playing with Player Cards for @pixxa urls. How hard/long was the twitter approval?
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@FarshadNayeri There's a validator tool you use to preview your cards, then you can submit for approval there... aaron.pk/r4RK15
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